The intervention of the SADC Military Mission (SAMIM) in the Northern Operational Theater has allowed the terrorist attacks to subside, enabling around 80% of the population to return to their areas of origin, according to the Minister of National Defense, Cristóvão Chume. Chume was speaking during the opening on Wednesday in Maputo of the "Conference on lessons learned...
Military personnel from various countries who are part of the Military Mission of the Southern African Community (SAMIM) were awarded medals on Saturday by the head of the mission, Mpho Molomo. The public ceremony, according to Notícias, took place at the Municipal Stadium in Pemba, and was attended by the Chief of the General Staff, Joaquim Mangrasse, the...
The President of Frelimo, Filipe Nyusi, assured, today in Matola, the support of Tanzania and Rwanda in the fight against terrorism in the province of Cabo Delgado, after the departure of the Military Mission of the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SAMIM), next June. Speaking at the opening of the National Committee of the Association of Combatants...
The SADC Military Mission (SAMIM) will withdraw from the Northern Operational Theater in Cabo Delgado province on July 15 due to financial difficulties. However, the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, remains hopeful of continued bilateral and multilateral support. Speaking to the press in Lusaka, Zambia, after the extraordinary session of the...
The spokesman for the Council of Ministers said today in Maputo that there are no conditions to decree a State of Emergency in the province of Cabo Delgado, which is witnessing an upsurge in terrorist attacks. http://896.424.mywebsitetransfer.com/cabo-delgado-insurgentes-intensificam-ataques-em-muidumbe-macomia-e-chiure/ "It is not yet understood that conditions have been created to decree a State of Emergency or State of Siege in Cabo Delgado....
Funding for the SADC Military Mission in Northern Mozambique (SAMIM) may be suspended after nearly two years of support in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado province. According to Defense Web, at the Troika Summit of the SADC Organ the SAMIM leadership was instructed to initiate a...
The second group of South African soldiers supporting Mozambique in the fight against terrorism has already arrived in Cabo Delgado province, the scene of the clashes. The newly arrived Mozambique team, called "Bravo", will replace the first group "Alpha", which is focused on operations in the districts of Macomia, Mueda and Nangade. According to the operational communications officers of Team...
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) today highlighted "great progress" by the military mission supporting Mozambique in fighting terrorism in Cabo Delgado. "I am pleased to highlight that the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) has made great progress in restoring peace and security in Cabo Delgado," said the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation...
A document consulted by MZNews reveals that the foreign military presence in Cabo Delgado continues to grow, i.e., it is more than what has been proclaimed in official speeches. The source says that currently there are 24 countries with a military contingent in the lands of Cabo Delgado. The SADC mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) has troops...
The Southern African Development Community Military Mission (SAMIM) will receive 1.9 million euros from the European Union (EU) to strengthen its operations in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique. The EU ambassador in Mozambique confirmed that this amount has already been approved "and we are...